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LifeClock at 25%… Which is to say, since the Prophesy, I have already done much. If you had known me back in the 20th Century, you might have expected me to be some fire-breathing right-wing Evangelical influencer right now, but being given a reason to really ponder the practical endpoint of one’s convictions does provide […]

I will miss these bubblegum alien sunsets that the Desert offers, but I will not miss all the powerlines in the sky. Kitty on the floor and I want to touch it! Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow! “The Ox is slow, but the Earth is Patient…” – High Road to China

This strange thing came in a recent airdrop from Girl 1, and illustrates how putting a picture of a cat doing something cute on packaging will extract impulse cash from certain cat people. A cat brushing its own teeth? That’s enough to compel our shopper to buy a card with 3 plain old sticks zip-tied […]

Currently in the eyeholes: The Sasquatch Gang (2006) Currently in the eyeholes: Hundreds of Beavers (2022) Currently in the eyeholes: Poolman (2023) “Things Change” -The Femme Fatale “Well, they shouldn’t” -The Detective The only typewriter in the trio of films is the late 60’s/early 70’s Smith Corona Golden Shield portable on which The Poolman writes […]

Heck yeah, I’d walk next door and grab one of them Apex Burgers now that they’ve cleaned up the joint! Oh hey look – a pre-installed outside camera included with the house! :D Wait a minute, why is there a camera pointed down the street? :O

Next door to CURRENT CANDIDATE is this sandwich shop, where I question the adequacy of the bathroom facilities, and am highly suspicious of the “Die or Dash” offering. Sounds very Squid Games… I will have Girl 1 consult the BONES over whether this may be a little* too* close to Stephen King Country…

You bastard! Soon I’ll be somewhere where your angle of exposure will be much more SEVERE and your power will be DIMINISHED! I SAVOR the potential of breaking your rule over my overheated SOUL! I shall CELEBRATE your WEAKENED VISAGE!

Sorry for yet another Expanse reference – the show is just really speaking to me right now, everyone hanging in liminal space searching for a new safe home, fighting off the hostiles that threaten to break the fragile shell that protects you from OBLIVION. Maybe after I finish rewatching The Expanse, I might re-watch the […]

Nope – The seller pulled some shady and possibly illegal shenanigans trying to influence the appraisal, and we dropped that one like a hot rock. Well, so much for my Basement Workshop – victim of the HANDS OF FATE.

I did manage to get in a rewatch of the first 2 seasons of The Expanse while in exile. This show really benefits from being written & run by the same guys that first mapped the whole thing out as a tabletop RPG, then a series of novels. A rewatch increases the appreciation of the […]

Ok, so maybe the pink-eyed rats haven’t quite gotten back in all the trails…

1950 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 49871 in Key Snap’s Collection

Today marks about a month trapped here in Cinderblock Cell #11, and with no success in home bidding, the girls have hatched a plan to lease a house in New England post haste. This is both to prevent us all from shriveling up and dying in this summer hellhole, but also to provide breathing room […]

Well, not really a TYPECAST since I HAVE NO TYPEWRITER, so apologies for that deception but I liked the title so live with it, Dear Hearts, I beg. Trapped in the liminal NO-CHAMBER of cinderblock cell #11, cowering in the cool breeze of a wall unit condenser from the cruel jailer Sol outside, I tap […]

…well, it feels like that, anyway. The Corral is packed in the POD, and I only held back a Siamese Dong Ah to give to Bill at MTE, and that was not satisfying to type on – writing meaningless squiggles on paper gets dull fast and the latter-day Seiko mechanism has the action of a […]

Yeah, it’s totally a first-world problem: How does one safely pack half a hundred typewriters for moving across the country – but it’s important because we certainly don’t want any of our machines damaged in the trip. Even machines with form-fitting clamshell lids or are well-packed in padded cases need to be prepared for the […]

I’ll just leave these photos of a basement wet bar right outta 1968 in memoriam of a house passed up because it gets 7 feet of snow a year. The girls think this old desert rat wouldn’t take it, but I don’t think I’d’a minded waiting out the snow in that basement so much. :D

This is a Guest Post from Typewriter Hunter “Akai Samurai” who has found evidence to confirm the existence of the Moskva Model 1, and forwarded this info for publication/reference and to justify a change to the Age List on TWDB. Enjoy! Recently I got a hold of a very rare typewriter – The Moskva Model […]

Currently in the eyeholes: One of the lesser-known but still quite good Howard Hawks films…

Clearly an issue with the plumbing there, but that’s not difficult to fix.Such DISAPPOINTMENT IN MY SOUL!

Heh, this may be the first time that I’ve offered a typewriter to a Correspondent and been flat refused. I grok it, friend Butane is quite resistant to technological change. At least his handwriting is pretty good and consistent. (: Ahh, it turned out some Youtube channel just pirated the “Linotype” movie, which I already […]

At first, I thought the serial was 16832, mainly because “1912” was written on one of the swing arms of the machine, but then I noted that the segment wasn’t the early-style ball bearing type, so re-checked and found it was a 1918 model (168320). A couple years ago, I ordered a part for a […]

I had just commented on his Selectric 721 video that I was hoping one of the letters he was writing on Gandalf the Grey (the 10-pitch 721 that I gave to Kevin and Kevin passed on to Joe to be transplanted into his blue shell) was going to be headed my way, and it arrives […]

Weapon of Choice: 1976 Smith Corona Galaxie Twelve #6MLC 556348 H Allrighty, let’s see where we left off. Let’s get that cover off. These latter Galaxie 12’s are usually spotless inside, Nobody’s doused it in WD-40 or *anything*. The soundproofing panels are by now made of some non-shedding stuff, and probably were case queens after […]

Currently in the eyeholes: This seems relevant to the day: “Bust a deal, face the WHEEL!” -Aunty Entity

So, I was just loading the new AntiX 23.2 on my old 2003 Toshiba Portege M200, and as usual I re-check the vitals of the machine to ensure the label is still correct, and what do I find under the RAM stick door??? Just goes to show that you can ignore reality, but you can […]

“Four Eyes” by Correspondent GJK. I was only saddled with glasses after 40, and then only for close-up work, so my experience with them is mostly irritation at not having them when I need them. I suppose it’s quite different when you need them at a much younger age. Just another annoying variable in that […]